Plato: "The bad are never truly at one with one another or with themselves".
They understand each other perfectly.
That's why mutual friendship is totally out of the question.
At best, they can be partners in malice.

Cavanaugh's observation brings to mind how the Feast of Christ the King was celebrated during my early years in Paraguay. Dictator General Alfredo Stroessner resented this clear debunking of his ridiculous claims to absolute power.
Similar claims by today's wannabe dictators must be challenged! ✝️